UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2015
The Providence Service Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-34221 |
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86-0845127 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
64 East Broadway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona |
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85701 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (520) 747-6600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The stockholders of The Providence Service Corporation (the “Company”) previously approved an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Company, decreasing the minimum number of directors from five (5) to four (4). The certificate of amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 6, 2015. A copy of the certificate of amendment is furnished as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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3.1 |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 6, 2015. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION | ||||
Date: May 7, 2015 |
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By: |
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/s/ Michael-Bryant Hicks | |
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Michael-Bryant Hicks | ||
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Title: |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, | ||
Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION
The undersigned, desiring to amend the certificate of incorporation of a Delaware corporation pursuant to Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Act”), hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is The Providence Service Corporation.
SECOND. The date of filing of the Corporation’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is August 22, 2003.
THIRD. The first paragraph of Section SIXTH of said Certificate of Incorporation, which Article sets forth the number of directors that constitute the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than four (4) and not more than eleven (11) directors. The number of directors to be elected, subject to the foregoing limits, shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.”
FOURTH. The amendment herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of May 6th, 2015.
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/s/ Michael-Bryant Hicks |
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Michael-Bryant Hicks |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation